SSJ_naruto_2003 posted:

Why doesn't Xi just execute the rest of the rich people and collectivize the companies lol sound capitalist to me

Typo posted:

China has to reach late capitalism first so they need to make it exactly like usa complete with billionaires before having their revolution

SSJ_naruto_2003 posted:

Aren't there billionaires there already? They need executing

Typo posted:

viral spiral posted:

Is this your way of pretending America is currently not on an irreversible decline because lol

Jeb! Repetition posted:

https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/i-am-gay-protests-china-bans-homosexual-content-weibo-doc-1407pi2

SSJ_naruto_2003 posted:

also cracking down on 'violent video games' like grand theft auto. praise china

resar posted:

this but unironically

Yossarian-22 posted:

yes and that also doesn't mean that china's rise is some unstoppable behemoth

“CNBC” posted:

China to open auto market as trade tensions simmer

* China to remove cap on electric vehicle ventures this year
*Could benefit the likes of U.S. carmaker Tesla
* Symbolic shift from policy in place since 1994

* International carmakers say unlikely to scrap JVs
* China trade tensions growing with United States (Adds comments from German carmakers)
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, April 17 (Reuters) - China will scrap a limit on foreign ownership of automotive ventures by 2022 in a major policy shift to open up the world's biggest car market, even as trade tensions simmer between Washington and Beijing.
In a move welcomed by Germany's powerful car industry, China's state planner said on Tuesday it would remove foreign ownership caps for companies making fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2018, for makers of commercial vehicles in 2020, and the wider car market by 2022.
China imposed ownership restrictions in 1994, limiting foreign carmakers to owning no more than a 50 percent share of any local venture. Forcing foreign carmakers to work with Chinese firms was designed to help domestic carmakers compete.
The latest policy move marks a new twist in a see-saw week for Chinese trade. The country slapped a temporary fee on U.S. sorghum on Tuesday after the United States banned American companies from selling parts to Chinese phone maker ZTE Corp on Monday.
Germany's BMW, which has a big stake in trade relations between Beijing and Washington as the biggest exporter of vehicles from the United States to China, welcomed the decision.
”We believe a more free and flexible business environment will benefit both Chinese and foreign companies in China and the Chinese economy. BMW will continue pursuing mutual benefit and win-win solutions with the local partners," the carmaker said.
BMW added it remained committed to expanding a joint venture with China's BBA and was still discussing how to structure a new partnership for its Mini brand with China's Great Wall Motors.
Analysts said the main beneficiaries, at least in the short term, would be manufacturers focused on new-energy vehicles, including U.S. electric carmaker Tesla, which has been seeking to set up its own plant in Shanghai.
Tesla chief Elon Musk said last month that China's tough auto rules for foreign businesses created an uneven playing field as scores of local and international companies compete for a slice of China's fast-growing market for "green" cars.
Tesla was not immediately available to comment on Tuesday.
The looser rules are likely to raise pressure on domestic carmakers, potentially hitting the likes of Warren Buffett-backed BYD Co.
Traditional automakers will need to wait longer for any direct impact and could face more risks than opportunities in ditching their joint venture structures, said James Chao, Asia-Pacific chief at consultancy IHS Markit.
"Foreign companies may already be in a box (in China)," said Chao, adding the joint venture structure was now so ingrained that many might not want to change it.
"While getting a bigger share could be advantageous in terms of boosting profits, they may actually be already too dependent on their Chinese partners to sever those ties."
A spokesman for Germany's Volkswagen said: "We will carefully analyse whether this opens up new opportunities for Volkswagen and its brands."
Daimler, parent company of Mercedes-Benz, said it was happy with its current business set-up in China, adding it was watching regulatory developments with interest.
JOINT VENTURES
A senior General Motors (GM) executive said last week the U.S. carmaker, even without ownership caps, would not cut ties with local partner SAIC Motor Corp. The source, who asked to remain anonymous because of the sensitivity of the matter, added GM would not be as successful in China on its own.
GM also said last week its growth in China was "a result of working with our trusted joint venture partners".
Japan's Nissan Motor Co said in a statement it would "monitor how any specific policies develop and will plan accordingly".
Honda Motor Co said its China business had grown on the back of strong local tie-ups. "At the moment we have no plans to change our capital relationship," a spokesman said.
China will also scrap limits on foreign ownership in the shipbuilding and aircraft industries in 2018, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said.
Airbus and Boeing did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.
The highly symbolic moves in autos come after President Xi Jinping said last week China would scrap ownership limits "as soon as possible", exciting global auto brands even as Beijing and Washington spar over trade tariffs.
China, which said the easing of autos rules was unrelated to that dispute, is keen to portray itself as open for business. Its ties with the world's largest economy, though, are becoming increasingly fraught.
The United States has banned American companies from selling parts to telecoms equipment maker ZTE Corp for seven years, creating a new fissure in Sino-U.S. ties.

A Typical Goon posted:

Socialism with Chinese characteristics!

viral spiral posted:

You know China just buys off America's neoliberal establishment right

Yossarian-22 posted:

china's genius longterm strategy for global political hegemony.... to become the failing u.s. empire

gradenko_2000 posted:

how regulated are ride-sharing services in China?

gradenko_2000 posted:

how regulated are ride-sharing services in China?

Sheng-Ji Yang posted:

*in extremely Socialist voice* China is open for business!!

Zas posted:

it seems like just a year or two ago you really had to believe some serious poo poo to be a tankie, now its just anyone who likes actually existing communism? why has this happened?

viral spiral posted:

There seems to be a never-ending shortage of idiots on this site who believe USSR fans (i.e "tankies") also like hyper-capitalist Putin and the Russian Federation; even questioning America's foreign policy in the Middle East is enough to elicit arbitrary usage of that silly word. Just browse the Syria or Russia threads.

On topic: And Democracy is overrated.

Yossarian-22 posted:

tankies are the original "um actually" guys but instead of pedantry it's poo poo that killed millions of people

viral spiral posted:

On topic: And Democracy is overrated.

Sheng-Ji Yang posted:

except those freaks absolutely do exist all around the internet

Karl Barks posted:

bourgeois democracy dude, don't reveal the game